Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky

Have you ever kept a huge secret about yourself that if you told anyone it would change your life? Well if you have/are keeping a big secret you are just like Grayson. “Gracefully Grayson” is about a boy who has always imagined that he is a girl on the inside but was just born into the wrong gender’s body. Grayson is in 6th grade and he doesn’t have many friends. He sits in the library for lunch by himself and when he gets home he goes straight into his room. Grayson has had a terrible life already with his parents in an accident that led them to death, him having friends that uses him, and him holding this huge secret. Grayson joins a play at his school and auditions for a girl character. Does Grayson get the part? Does he ever tell his huge secret? You will have to see by reading this amazing book. (In case you were wondering, the genre of this book is fiction). I really like this book because the author wrote it about identity, self-esteem, and friendships. Your identity, self-esteem, and your friendships in life are very important and I think this author is saying to be yourself no matter what and good things will come along the way. Yes, some bad things might happen while you are being yourself, but it’s who you are and no one can change that. I hope by reading this blog you will read the book “Gracfully Grayson” by Ami Polonsky because it is an incredible book and I promise you will LOVE IT! So, by reading this, will you read the book “Gracefully Grayson?”

My Word For The Year

My word for the year 2018 is determination. I chose this word because all of my goals for this year has to do with being determined. This word connects to my life because I am determined to work harder in basketball so I can get better. I am determined to get good grades. I am determined to do my homework. I am determined about a lot of other things too, but there are too many to say I just wanna make sure I’m movating myself to do my best at everything and work hard. The word determination relates with friends because I want to motivate them to do the right thing. Also I am determined to keep them being positive and keeping negativity away. My word means that in my life I will do the things I want to do and push forward to keep doing it, and it even means that I will do the things that I don’t want to do but I have to get done. Living my word in 2018 will change my life by me doing what I really like to do so then I can be good at it now and be good in the future. The specific steps I will take to live my word are changing my mindset to not giving up easily and to work hard. I will hold myself accountable with my word by having my word in different places that reminds me to be determined about the things I do. Determination is my word for the year of 2018 and that is why it is for me and why I chose it.